While we are at home we are usually gearing up for our next adventure in our motorhome, or by other means. This section of our blog updates you on what we get up to between trips.

Motorhome heading for a service ahead of a year-long motorhome tour

Services, mobiles, vets & new toys

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With a month to go before we embark on a year-long motorhome tour of Europe, our van has it's first service, and Charlie the pooch heads to the vets.

House hits Rightmove and Dave Heads off for a Service

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A quick update on the last few day's prep for our year-long motorhome tour of Europe.

Motorhome solar, security and shelving

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Work continues to prepare our motorhome for a year-long trip in Europe. We've shelved the wardrobe, fitted a solar panel and security for the back door.

Crutches to the rescue!

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Struggling to get a motorhome bike rack to fit to the back of our 1993 Hymer B544 due to the kitchen window, we get help from a pair of crutches.

Tree surgeon’s out of the running…

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Decided today that a career as a tree surgeon is out of the running.…
Yes, that lock took 3 hours to fit. Turns out it's 1.5" thick door in a door frame and not for a loft hatch. Some 'alterations' were necessary!

I’ll never make a carpenter…

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We're planning to leave some of our belongings in the loft of…

Free Power, Nearly… Solar PV Panel has arrived

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The solar panels for our Hymer B544 motorhome have arrived. We open the box and see what is inside and what else we'll need to fit them.
Dave's LPG tank, before being repainted

LPG tank rubbin’!

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Dave came with a rather handy LPG tank; not for the engine but…

Amateurs!

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We had a shakedown van test for a couple of days in Derbyshire…